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DfE considers bigger classroom role for trainee teacher mentors

The government is considering asking mentors to spend more time in the classroom with trainee and new teachers. The...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Are birthday cards to ex-pupils the solution to the teacher recruitment crisis?

Schools should send their former pupils birthday cards to encourage them to become teachers, according to the government’s teacher...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Give schools an Ofsted rating for their careers advice, say MPs

Schools should be specifically rated by Ofsted on the quality of their careers advice to ensure pupils are getting all...

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Jess Staufenberg
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FFT Education Datalab: Almost 8,000 pupils disappeared from schools last year

Up to 8,000 pupils due to leave secondary school last year left before their exams and never reappeared in...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Expand alternative provision to years 12 and 13, says education committee chair

High-quality alternative provision for vulnerable pupils in years 12 and 13 is too scarce and should be expanded, the...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Why every school needs to learn how to handle ‘conduct disorder’

Schools have ineffective behaviour management strategies because they want a “quick fix” to a common disorder but don’t understand...

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Jess Staufenberg
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First-choice secondary school offers fall again as ‘baby bulge’ moves

The proportion of pupils getting into their first-choice secondary school is still falling as the so-called “baby bulge” moves...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Schools in rich areas are more than twice as likely to be ‘outstanding’

Schools in the most affluent areas are more than twice as likely to be rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted as...

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Jess Staufenberg
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DfE seeks bids for £100,000 phonics roadshows contract

The government is seeking bids for a £100,000 contract to deliver “phonics roadshows” across the country, five months after...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg